Harvard Business

JULY 29, 2024

In any other election cycle, the predictable increase and decrease in uncertainty offers shrewd managers unique opportunities for operating, investment, and financing decisions. In the U.S., it’s normal for policy uncertainty to increase before a major election, then decrease once the results are in.

Company 230

Company Finance Policies Operations 230

Management Consulted

DECEMBER 16, 2008

The cons of investment banking – the long hours, the repetitive and unengaging nature of the work, the lack of non-finance exit opportunities – mattered far more to me than a 6-figure salary. This expertise may be as broad as “operations turnaround” and as specific as “benchmarking for insurance companies.”

Banking 272

Banking Boston Consulting Group Consulting Management 272

Steve Shu Consulting

JULY 25, 2014

Yet as another example, at Allianz Global Investors we took another approach by setting up a Center for Behavioral Finance with a Chief Behavioral Economist and then establishing a number of initiatives within the Center to provide thought leadership and support the larger business. Strategy Development. Operating Model Development.

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Video Analysis Operations Development 230

Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

List of strategy consulting firms in Hong Kong 2011. List of strategy consulting firms in Hong Kong. OC&C Strategy Consultants. Roland Berger Strategy Consultants. Established in 1989, Accenture operates in more than 120 countries worldwide. Founded in 1983, A&M operates in 38 cities worldwide.

Oliver Wyman 107

Oliver Wyman Strategy Strategy& Strategy 107

Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

With thousands of management consultants applying to top MBA programs each year, consulting is one of the most overrepresented candidate pools, alongside finance. Use concrete metrics to demonstrate your contributions, such as cost savings, revenue growth, or operational improvements. What if your experience is only in consulting?

Consulting 60

Consulting Finance Nonprofit Transportation 60

Tom Spencer

AUGUST 11, 2023

In the ever-evolving world of finance, where data analysis and informed decision-making are vital, the emergence of artificial intelligence has proven to be a transformative force. This article will delve deeper into four ways in which AI is reshaping the world of finance, improving data analysis, and redefining decision-making processes.

Finance 78

Finance Analysis Data Financial 78

Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 25, 2024

In today’s business landscape, sustainability is no longer a niche concern; it’s a core component of corporate strategy. This article delves into the rising importance of ESG metrics, how companies are integrating them into their operations, provides leading examples, and highlights the evolving regulatory landscape.

Metrics 78

Metrics Ethics Government Financial 78

Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

This might include advice on asset management, tax structuring, or capital structuring to reduce financing costs and sources of risk (e.g. For this reason, strategy consultants generally carry out work assigned by top managers, like CxOs, directors and senior managers. Finance, HR, Supply Chain, ICT, Legal).

Consulting 135

Consulting Operations Financial Real Estate 135

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 12, 2014

You are valued for your ability to review/cut/analyze data and use the results to come up with solutions and strategies to your clients’ dilemmas. An Introduction to Operations Management. It focuses on branding strategies, customer centricity and new market entry. What should your strategy be? IESE Business School.

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Course Development Consulting Finance 184

Management Consulted

JANUARY 1, 2017

These cases can be some of the scariest, because they test things like finance principles, but on the other hand, they’re really easy to recognize. They often plan to operate it for a period of time; many choose to integrate the target with their current operations. Once again, it all comes down to finances.

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Case Interview Interviews Intellectual Property Cash Flow 154

Tom Spencer

APRIL 8, 2022

I initially started out my career in management consulting, exited to an internal strategy team in industry, and pivoted back to consulting. This two part article series will provide valuable perspective for those who are considering internal strategy teams as their next career option as I unveil my personal thoughts and experiences.

Strategy 97

Strategy Strategy& Strategy Analysis 97

Harvard Business

MARCH 31, 2017

If you’re not a numbers person, finance is daunting. After all, if you’re trying to sell a product or strategy, you need to be able to demonstrate that it is both practical and high margin. Here are some strategies to improve your financial intelligence. Stop avoiding finance because you’re afraid of numbers.

Finance 70

Finance Balance Sheet How To Metrics 70

Successful Independent Consulting

AUGUST 28, 2024

Here are some thought-starters: strategic planning, estate planning, merger integration, process reengineering, org design, diversity, digital marketing, college financing, change strategy, performance management, leadership development, executive coaching, financial planning. You get the idea. leading to, so that, resulting in, etc.).

Development 195

Development Turnaround How To Financial 195

Tom Spencer

JULY 22, 2013

List of Global Strategy Firms in 2013. BELOW is a hand-picked list of leading Global Strategy Firms. Maybe not, but seeing as Sydney is at the other end of the earth you would expect a truly global strategy firm to have an office there (if you want to see a list of purely Aussie strategy firms for 2013, click here ).

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Oliver Wyman Strategy& Strategy Strategy 83

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 3, 2012

New ideas and strategies while working on the projects, finding different ways of doing things more effectively; I started feeling enthralled. ” “I became interested in consulting while doing a PhD investigating regional economic integration in East Asia and Japan’s international trade strategy. .”

Consulting 204

Consulting Case Interview Interviews Engineering 204

Steve Shu Consulting

OCTOBER 8, 2017

Management consulting projects can span diverse areas from operational to finance to marketing to strategy to IT management, etc. An MBA training provide consultants with some minimum common business language, culture, methodologies, and skills that they can use in the field.

Management 150

Management Consulting Methodologies McKinsey 150

Tom Spencer

MAY 15, 2014

The definitive 2014 List of Strategy Consulting Firms in Sydney. Below is our 2014 list of strategy consulting firms in Sydney. This list will be of interest to you if you live in Sydney (or you would like to live in Sydney), and: you want to become a strategy consultant, or. Pacific Strategy Partners. Source: Flickr ).

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Oliver Wyman Strategy Strategy& Strategy 76

Chad Barr

JANUARY 8, 2025

” This is not just a tech milestone—it’s a harbinger of a seismic shift in how businesses operate, innovate, and grow. Finance: Predicting market trends with near-flawless accuracy. Simulate business scenarios to predict the impact of a proposed strategy, helping clients make data-backed decisions.

Trends 52

Trends eBook Training Training 52

Steve Shu Consulting

JANUARY 4, 2023

this legislation covers finance and retirement-related considerations. There will be some players that will be way more agile than others and able to capitalize on both important behavioral implications and operational tactics. We talked about the recently passed Secure Act 2.0 For those unfamiliar with Secure Act 2.0,

Construction 195

Construction Journal Agile Exercises 195

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Already a large domestic market, Frontier Strategy Group’s estimates suggest the country will average growth rates between 7.4% Step 2: Measure operating environment. The business and operating environment varies remarkably across states. Linda Coussement/eyeem/Getty Images. over the next three years.

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Strategy& Strategy Strategy Operations 71

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 23, 2016

That leaves most organizations lacking a clear total workforce perspective and no integrated strategy to engage workers at the right time, cost, and contractual arrangement. The disconnect between HR and Procurement often means either choice is suboptimal on its own, so operating managers circumvent both HR and Procurement.

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Talent Strategy Strategy& Strategy 70

Harvard Business

AUGUST 8, 2018

Up until the 1960s, scholars viewed diversification as a valuable strategy. Kenneth Andrews, who popularized the concept of business strategy at Harvard Business School, was one of them. Despite the general trend across schools toward becoming more finance-oriented, there could have been considerable variation in what’s taught.

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Research Education Pharmaceuticals Finance 132

Harvard Business

APRIL 18, 2016

It’s not implausible to imagine that one day a “strategist in a box” could autonomously develop and execute a business strategy. LTCM was founded, in 1994, by some of the best minds in finance theory, including two Nobel Prize winners. It must be embedded in what we call the integrated strategy machine.

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Strategy& Strategy Strategy Engineering 70

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Today, even long-established retailers are starting to set and deliver on selling strategies at the nearly real-time pace set by their online competitors. By incorporating these disruptors into its own operations, a retailer can more easily pose challenging questions and embrace change more quickly. Insight center.

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Retail Operations Productivity Industry 128

Harvard Business

AUGUST 27, 2018

Emerging digital firms compete with knowledge, strategy, and expert human capital, attacking even the largest established firms. They operate as lean organizations, using cloud and internet-based infrastructure, and launch and distribute products more quickly than did firms that competed with factories, warehouses, inventories, and suppliers.

Company 129

Company Trends Finance Knowledge Base 129

Strategy+Business

JULY 23, 2017

During the next six years, their partnership helped McGraw-Hill realize more than US$23 billion in value as the company dramatically reduced costs, divested its education business, and relaunched itself as a growth-oriented operating company called S&P Global.

Finance 76

Finance Company Information Technology Information Technology 76

Brimstone Consulting

APRIL 10, 2023

An Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) strategy is a cornerstone to accelerating impact and financial growth goals. These environmental, socioeconomic and governance variables, collectively referred to as ESG risks, are likely to affect the financial situation or operating performance of a company.

Strategy 65

Strategy Strategy& Strategy Government 65

Management Consulted

JANUARY 29, 2017

Here are 6 ways to prepare for consulting as you wait for the next chance to drop that resume: 1) Go work for a brand name company, but do something that is sales, operations, or strategy related. 4) Get a job in finance, but not personal finance (financial advisory consulting or in an internal finance department of a company).

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Consulting Finance Resumes Healthcare 100

Tom Spencer

JUNE 9, 2023

In the digital age, businesses are constantly seeking innovative ways to gain a competitive edge and streamline their operations. From enhancing customer experiences to optimizing decision-making processes, AI is reshaping the way businesses operate and opening up new possibilities for growth.

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Data Operations Efficiency System 147

Harvard Business

JANUARY 12, 2018

Corporate strategy is complex, and the advice is expensive. This makes corporate strategy an enormous and untapped prize for “robos” and “AI-enabled” expert advice across the entire enterprise; this market is ripe for disruption much the way the financial investing industry was in 2008.

Strategy 73

Strategy Strategy& Strategy Consulting 73

Markovitz Consulting

AUGUST 19, 2020

Here are a few areas that are probably creating lethal operational drag on the corporate ship. Problem: lack of clarity around strategy. At this level, managers are consumed with the chaos of daily operations, and seldom have any understanding—or bandwidth—to execute on the lofty strategic goals pronounced in the C-Suite.

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Operations Guidelines Talent Sports 140

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 1, 2017

These spending choices require tradeoffs, so entrepreneurs must first develop a strategy for allocating limited resources across a wide range of available options. They were both naïve to think that creating a high-expense, polished operation would automatically enhance their business. What is your business’ core competence?

Strategy 91

Strategy Strategy& Strategy Examples 91

Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

As a result, many consultants shift to industry and join the client’s side so that they can not only offer solutions but also take more ownership to formulate, execute, and implement a strategy from start to finish. BizOps / Strategy & Operations at tech firms. Corporate Strategy. What is corporate strategy?

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Interviews Case Interview Strategy Strategy& 68

Consulting Matters

JANUARY 29, 2020

In the past you operated in a compensation model where you do work and then get paid. Now you're operating in a return on investment model where you invest your money, time and talents in your business with the expectation of a return. I had just come through a divorce the decimated my finances. as little as 90 days.

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Consulting How To Talent Training 177

Management Consulted

JULY 2, 2017

EY’s #3 Boston ranking – behind the prestigious BB firms – owes its honor mostly to Parthenon’s reputation for impressive strategy. For consultants in strategy, the projects they work on are high profile. The mood on the EY floor is all about learning, striving for excellence, and collaboration.

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Oliver Wyman Mercer Consulting Deloitte 72

Harvard Business

APRIL 26, 2017

And our analysis suggests there are strategies that they can use to compete successfully online. Moreover, in instances where borrowers want to shop and compare myriad options in one place, they turn to online credit brokers like Fundera or Intuit’s QuickBooks Financing for a one-stop shopping experience. Eastern Bank).

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Banking Small Business Oliver Wyman Retail 133

Harvard Business

JUNE 6, 2018

I just took my company through an acquisition and found that even the smallest operational change can have a significant negative impact on both employees and customers. Maintaining quality customer experience, we found, requires a mix of expert individuals and operational processes. Sponsored by Accenture Strategy.

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Operations Culture Deloitte Accenture 115